Doctor insights on:
Is Claustrophobia A Disability

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No....:
Asthma is a disease characterized by recurrent episodes of bronchospasm and airway inflammation. However, between episodes, most patients are completely asymptomatic. It is a very treatable disease and does not result in disability even though it is not curable.
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It's not:
Although about 40% of adhd patients will have a co-existing learning problem/disability, the adhd is a separate issue.One of the most amazing experts i know in the field of learning disabilities is adhd. His many books and publications on the subject are used to train those in this field of study.
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Insomnia:
The diagnosis of just insomnia will not normally qualify for disability, but may co-exist with other serious sleep/medical issues of disability. How severe the insomnia is often gives clues for further evaluation by a sleep study. if you can provide more details about the actual symptoms I can assist more.
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Can be.:
A problem only becomes a disorder if it affects your ability to lead a normal life. If you find yourself unable to interact w/ people or accomplish the things you need to do the you have a disorder that warrants treatment with psychiatric medications, such as SSRIs.
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Contextual:
It truly depends on the line of work. Some professions require one to disclose their mental health history for job safety concerns. If you are wanting to take sick days for the condition, you may be required to disclose the reason - please refer to your employee handbook.
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Yes:
A handicap is something that prevents normal functioning in society. For some people a phobia if severe enough could be considered to be a handicap. This would best be determined by a psychiatrist.
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Separate things:
Of course, a person can have a problem in both functions that can make either worse. Ld issues make learning things harder without additional support - but, especially if helped, one may not have any mood, relationship or adjustment troubles. They may have no distorted thoughts. Likewise, those with such problems may have no trouble learning anything - they may be 1st in class. Hope this helps.
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Actually, hmmm:
Not in a strict medical sense, no. But a major problem with adhd kids is their inability to process information efficiently, be attentive to it, and inhibit extraneous stimuli. This combination usually leads to academic ineptitude or failure by high school. Many inattentive adhd kids are called ld for this reason, when in fact they are adhd. Ld can also occur as comorbidity with adhd.
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Autism:
Autism is one in a group of neurodevelopmental disorders causing difficulty in social interaction, language, and behavior. There are varying intensities of autism. In most cases, children with severe autism have marked impairments or a complete inability to communicate or interact with other people. It's different from mental retardation (now called intellectual disabilities).
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Rt. hemisphere weak:
Non verbal learning disability refers to weakness of skills mediated by right hemisphere of the brain. These include organization and executive function skills. People with NVLD are more dependent on left hemisphere skillls, which are language based, tend to be literal in their use of language, tend to be rigid thinkers.
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Yes :
If it is severe enough and your mental residual functional capacity test shows that you are unable to function normal tasks secondary to it like going to the grocery store or a doctor’s office on your own
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Yes and no:
If you are not able to work due to the HIV infection then you may apply for disability benefits. It is a disease that has the ability to produce a disability. It has serious health ramifications and will result in death if not addressed by a qualified professional.
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Depends:
A disability is a condition that affects major life activities. If your seizures are under control, then there really isn't a disability (unless you were a commercial pilot!) If seizures aren't controlled, then, yes.
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No:
Adjustment disorders are temporary psychological conditions usually brought on by stressors which seem to have greater impact on functional domains such as social, interpersonal, occupational. Symptoms often subside within six months and are not believed to be longterm or disabling.
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No:
Disability means a person cannot do something that a person (without a particular illness or problem) can do. Costochondritis is not a disability because a person with costochondritis can still do many or most of the things that people without costochondritis can do. However, one can be disabled in one's own profession... which means that costochondritis may be a disability for a trumpet player.
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